Real Stories

Hello friends,

Welcome to Volume 3 of Stories From The Field.

Let’s talk about how important building relationships is in a world that is so digital nowadays. At Road Warrior Investors building those relationships and getting to the heart of the problem is what we thrive on. There’s just something to be said for being able to help someone out of a situation that has overwhelmed them and probably caused some sleepless nights. But what really makes us smile is when those relationships continue beyond the sale of the home.

Every week we’re out in the field meeting homeowners, working through complicated property situations, and helping people find solutions when traditional options don’t work.

We thought we’d start sharing a few of those stories with you.

Some houses need new flooring.

Some need paint.

Some need an entire refresh.

But every once in a while, there’s something inside a house you simply can’t remove.

When we first met Karl at his mother’s property here in the Treasure Valley, it was immediately clear this wasn’t just a house to him and his family. It was decades of memories layered into every room.

His mother had recently passed away, and now he and his brother were left navigating the difficult process of deciding what came next.

Like many families we meet, Karl had considered listing the house on the open market. But between cleaning everything out, preparing it for showings, making repairs, and managing the emotional weight that comes with a family home, he simply didn’t want to take that path.

He had also met with other investors before meeting us — but something didn’t feel right to him.

So he called us.

When we walked through the house together, Karl shared stories the entire time. About the property. About the family. About growing up there.

And then we walked into the kitchen.

Along one wall sat a custom cabinet his uncle had built for his mother years earlier. Sitting across the shelves were well over a hundred salt and pepper shakers she had collected over the decades.

Not expensive collectibles.

Just meaningful ones.

The kind tied to memories, trips, holidays, and moments most people outside the family would never fully understand.

Karl smiled as he explained how family members would each take a few to remember her by.

That moment stayed with us.

We sat down together at the kitchen table shortly afterward and worked through the details of the sale. No pressure. No games. Just a straightforward conversation about what would work best for everyone involved.

We agreed on a timeline that gave Karl enough time to sort through his mother’s belongings and say goodbye to the property properly.

And from there, something we value deeply began to happen:

A relationship formed.

Texts back and forth.

Questions along the way.

Conversations beyond just paperwork and contracts.

At one point after closing, Karl realized he had accidentally left behind one of his moving dollies at the property. We happened to be traveling at the time, but once we got back into town, we personally delivered it back to him.

Not because we had to.

Because relationships matter to us.

As the renovation moved forward, we refreshed nearly the entire home. New flooring. Updated finishes. A full transformation for the next family who would eventually build their life there.

But there was one thing we knew we wanted to preserve.

The cabinet.

We refreshed it carefully and left it in place.

Because sometimes honoring a home doesn’t mean leaving everything exactly the same. Sometimes it means preserving the parts that mattered most while creating space for a new chapter to begin.

Before we listed the property for sale, we invited Karl and his wife back to see the finished transformation.

Watching them walk through the home again was something we won’t forget.

The house looked completely different.

But somehow, pieces of his mother’s story were still there too.

A while later, Karl and his wife even showed up to support a local Habitat for Humanity donation event we were part of here in the Treasure Valley.

And honestly, moments like that mean a lot to us.

Because after more than 20 years in this business, one thing has remained important to Paul and me:

We want to build relationships where if we run into someone years later at the grocery store, we’re excited to shake their hand and catch up — not avoid eye contact down the next aisle.

That matters to us.

Every house has a story.

And sometimes the most meaningful parts aren’t the renovations people notice first.

Sometimes it’s the cabinet you couldn’t remove.

— Paul & Tanice Myers

Road Warrior Investors

We’ll see you in the field.